[skrilla]

Smoothdrag Carbontex are a great product. Dawn is a pleasure to deal with if you order direct. You can also find their product at most legitimate tackle shops that deal with reel repair.

Alan Tani is not Smoothdrag. But he does have a subforum there for Smoothdrag.

For me I don't change out drags unless the reel needs it whether new or used. Half of my reels still have factory drags and they work fine. Once they get sticky or jerky then that's when I replace them with a set of Carbontex along with a coat of Cal's or equivalent drag grease.

Also, reel manufacturers are starting to use carbon fiber drags in their reels. From what I've seen from reels that come across my workbench they are just as good as Carbontex. So depending on what model reel you get you may not have to upgrade drags at all.